Privilege, criticism & VAR - life as a boxing referee

Phil Edwards speaks to BBC Sport about what it's really like to be a boxing referee and whether he thinks VAR could work in ...
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Jake Paul has become the face of boxing whether the sport likes it or not

In a sport that once revolved around legends like Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, the center of gravity ...
CNN

Cecilia Brækhus was told women couldn’t enter boxing gyms. She still became an undisputed champion despite a ban on the sport

Cecilia Brækhus embarked on her against-the-odds career in professional boxing almost two decades ago, and she’s hardly stopped fighting before or since. Along the way, her opponents have been many ...

Boxing club helps youth develop confidence in the ring and in their everyday lives

This south side boxing club is an athletic and youth development program aimed towards improving students’ confidence both in the sport and in their everyday lives.
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Deron Williams breaks down why boxing training is much harder than the NBA one: "I can't be like, 'Oh, I ain't got it tonight'"

Deron Williams played his last game in the NBA during the 2016-17 season, ending a solid career that saw him make the All-Star team thrice and the All-NBA team twice. However, at the time of his NBA ...
City Journal

Can Boxing Ever Be Made “Safe?”

When In Doubt, Stop the Bout: A Revolutionary Approach to Boxing Safety and Reform, by Mike Silver (Hamilcar Publications, 224 pp., $21.99) While boxing can inspire lofty words such as grace, speed, ...